- Date
- August 18, 1987, 13:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N233BGMooney M20-K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870818045899A
- Case key
- 40679
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was cleared to land on runway 19R but was attempting to land on runway 19L. The tower noted the mistake and asked the aircraft to side step to runway 19R. During the pilot's attempt to land on runway 19R, the tower told the pilot to go-around. During the go-around the aircraft assumed a steep left wing down, nose low attitude, impacting the ground between the parallel runways. The polot stated that a loss of power occurred during the go-around. FAA inspectors ran the engine with no apparent loss of power. The circuit breaker to the stall warning was found to be in the out position at the accident scene.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N233BG
- Reported as
- Mooney M20-K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-0859
- Airframe hours
- 370
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-560-GB, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Gallic
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- PSP · Palm Springs, CA
- Destination
- LAS · Las Vegas, NV
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- LAS · Mccarren, runway 19L, 9,776 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,721 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 42 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.